Peace Education
UPF organizes seminars and conferences that present core values and universal principles of peacebuilding.
- Written by: UPF-Ghana
Accra, Ghana—Fifty traditional chiefs, as well as 200 guests, welcomed a new peace initiative in Ghana’s capital.
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina—UPF-Argentina extended its appreciation to participants in its “Let’s Plant Trees: Let’s Sow Peace” project in the northwest corner of Argentina.
- Written by: Nchia Kamran
Yaoundé, Cameroon—Youth and Students for Peace marched under the banner of "Connecting the World Through Peace."
- Written by: UPF-Korea
Seoul, Korea—The “One Korea! Peace Road” cross-country cycling event was held in support of the joint bid by South Korea and North Korea to host the 2032 Olympic Games.
- Written by: Fabrice Djimadoum, UPF-Zambia Secretary
Lusaka, Zambia—Peace Road 2019 was enlivened by majorettes, a martial-arts demonstration, cyclists, and a brass band.
- Written by: UPF-Indonesia
Jakarta, Indonesia—More than 200 people participated in the Peace Road 2019 event in Indonesia, which included a 5 kilometer walk through Jakarta.
- Written by: Marius Bouguhe, Secretary General, UPF-Côte d’Ivoire
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire—More than 150 people marched for Peace Road.
- Written by: UPF-Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina—The values of South American liberators José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar were addressed by academics at a meeting held at Argentina’s Legislators Circle on August 8, 2019.
- Written by: UPF-Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark—The theme of the 2019 Peace Road event held by UPF-Denmark was “The Ocean in the Service of Peace.”
- Written by: Sérgio Vieira, president, UPF-Portugal
Lisbon, Portugal—Thirty-five youth and children and 10 adults took part in a Peace Road event that led them to the Atlantic Ocean.
- Written by: UPF-Finland
Helsinki, Finland—Starting at the spiritual center of Finland, UPF supporters held a Peace Road walking event through the center of Helsinki.
- Written by: Dr. Robert S. Kittel, president, Youth and Students for Peace
Bangkok, Thailand—UPF convened a three-day Asian Leadership Conference (ALC) in July with 96 participants from 11 nations, the largest ALC it has held to date.